John Raskin

John Raskin was a South Carolina militiaman during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
John Raskin was born in South Carolina, and he served in the colonial militia during the French and Indian War, coming to admire militia leader Benjamin Martin. In 1780, Martin recruited him into his militia during the American Revolutionary War, and he took part in the war against Great Britain. On one occasion, he insulted Jean Villeneuve when Villeneuve assured the militia that the French Army was coming; Raskin said that the militia did not need the French Army, reminding Villeneuve of what Martin had done to the French at Fort Wilderness during the French and Indian War. Raskin later deserted from the militia when he saw that only a few were remaining after William Tavington attacked the families of the militiamen; he looked around at the camp for a short while before leaving.